Research Catalog

Title

Free-space laser communication technologies IX : 13-14 February, 1997, San Jose, California / G. Stephen Mecherle, chair/editor ; sponsored and published by SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering.

Publication

Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, [1997], ©1997.

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Additional Authors

• Mecherle, G. Stephen.
• Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers.

Description

vii, 312 pages : illustrations; 28 cm.

Series Statement

Proceedings / SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering ; v. 2990

Uniform Title

Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering ; v. 2990.

Subjects

• Astronautics > Optical communication systems > Congresses
• Laser communication systems > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographic references and author index.

Contents

• SILEX program status: a major milestone is reached / G. Oppenhauser -- SILEX overview after flight terminals campaign / B. Laurent and G. Planche -- Overview of the ground-to-orbit Lasercom demonstration (GOLD) / K. E. Wilson, J. R. Lesh and K. Araki [et al.] -- Current status of OICETS laser communication terminal development: development of laser diodes and sensors for OICETS program / Y. Suzuki, K. Nakagawa and T. Jono [et al.] -- Description of STRV-2 lasercom flight hardware / E. J. Korevaar, J. J. Schuster and P. Adhikari [et al.] -- Results of one GBPS aircraft-to-ground lasercom validation demonstration / V. J. Chan and R. L. Arnold -- Description of STRV-2 lasercom experimental operations / E. J. Korevaar, J. J. Schuster and P. Adhikari [et al.] -- Data analysis results from the GOLD experiments / M. Jeganathan, M. Toyoshima and K. E. Wilson [et al.] --
• Performance update of a terrestrial laser communication link with quadrature amplitude modulation / P. Polak-Dingels, P. R. Barbier and D. W. Rush [et al.] -- Progress on the development of the optical communications demonstrator / T.-Y. Yan, M. Jeganathan and J. R. Lesh -- Scintillation reduction using multiple transmitters / I. I. Kim, H. Hakakha and P. Adhikari [et al.] -- Overview of the atmospheric visibility monitoring (AVM) program / M. Jeganathan and D. Erickson -- Do future commercial broadband communication satellites really need laser communication intersatellite links (ISLs)? / J. E. Freidell -- Global trends and the future of laser communications / D. L. Begley -- High-speed optical feeder-link system using adaptive optics / Y. Arimoto, Y. Hayano and W. Klaus -- Lasercom test and evaluation station for flight-terminal evaluation / K. E. Wilson, N. A. Page and A. Biswas [et al.] --
• Laser communication cooperative research and development agreement between Air Force Phillips Lab and Ball Aerospace / D. L. Begley, R. L. Kehr and A. W. Sarto [et al.] -- Trial manufacturing results and characteristics of InGaAs quadrant detectors (QD) as a fine-pointing sensor / T. Araki, M. Furuya and Y. Hisada -- Small optical-terminal designs with a softmount interface / G. C. Baister, P. V. Gatenby and J. Lewis [et al.] -- Experimental implementation of model reference control for fine-tracking mirrors / T. E. Busch and V. A. Skormin -- Application of the staring edge tracking in laser radar / L. He and J. Wu -- Comparative study of optical and rf communication systems for a Mars mission: II. Unified value metrics / H. Hemmati, J. Layland and J. R. Lesh [et al.] -- Link-engineering design methodology for tandem free-space optical communication links using all optical architecture / K. E. Wilson --
• Double-clad Nd-doped fiber amplifiers for transmitter of interorbit communications / Y. Hirano, Y. Shoji and K. Tatsumi [et al.] -- Evaluation and applications of transferred electron-intensified photodiode (TE-IPD) / P. J. Titterton, J. Bolstad and H. E. Sweeney -- Optimum thresholds for optical on-off keying receivers operating in the turbulent atmosphere / W. C. Brown -- Experimental operations of laser communication equipment on board ETS-VI satellite / K. Araki, M. Toyoshima and T. Takahashi [et al.] -- Evaluation of far-field pattern of laser transmitter on board the Laser Communication Equipment / M. Toyoshima, T. Fukazawa and M. Toyoda [et al.] -- Measurement of laser-link scintillation between ETS-VI and a ground optical station / M. Toyoda, M. Toyoshima and T. Fukazawa [et al.] -- Low-power FLC-based retromodulator communications system / C. M. Swenson, C. A. Steed and I. A. DeLaRue [et al.].

ISBN

0819424013

OCLC

ocm37005232

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries